Planning appeal decision
Hillside, Woodborough, NG14 6DW
Planning appeal 3279461 at Hillside, Woodborough, NG14 6DW (Gedling Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2021 by Inspector Raygen Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
a two storey side extension
- Authority
- Gedling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Raygen Z
- Postcode
- NG14 6DW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The cumulative disproportionate addition to the building, combined with substantial weight to Green Belt harm, meant the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development did not exist.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and minor harm to openness outweighed the other considerations of good design, community support, and visual improvement, such that very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LPD13 of the Gedling Borough Local Planning Document Part 2 Local Plan 2018Policy 3 of the Greater Nottingham Aligned Core Strategies Part 1 Local Plan 2014
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- [2018] EWHC 1753 (Admin)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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